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12 Days of 5ks Spotlight: Alex Pool

By: Greg KochToday, I had the privilege of meeting Alex Pool and running the world-famous pickle route. A loop around Yankton Trail Park from Farm Field. Simply put, we need more men like Alex.Alex’s journey is inspiring. After finishing high school, he described himself as pretty smart but unsure of what he wanted to do. So, he made the decision to serve his country, leading to a five-year stint in the Marines as a videographer. He was stationed in San Diego and Okinawa, serving our coun […]

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Saku Chosei H.S. Makes It 2 In a Row – National High School Ekiden Boys’ Race

While the girls’ race was a blowout by 2022 champ Nagano Higashi H.S., the boys’ race at Sunday’s National High School Ekiden was a tense battle of turnover that saw all of the final top four teams take a stab at leading.2023 3rd-placer Yachiyo Shoin H.S. handled the first 2 of the 7 stages in the 42.195 km race, with lead runner Rui Suzuki delivering a bold run on the 10.0 km First Stage that

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Nagano Higashi Girls Lead Start to Finish to Win National High School Ekiden

2022 National High School Ekiden girls’ champion Nagano Higashi H.S. was back in force after a 5th-place finish last year, leading start to finish to win this year’s national title Sunday in Kyoto. Lead runner Airi Mashiba kicked it off with a 19:30 stage win on the 6.0 km opening leg, something that head coach Fumio Yokouchi said later that he hadn’t been expecting. That ended up being Nagano

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12 Days of 5Ks: A Field Trip to Mankato

By: Greg Koch​Today’s 5K took me on a quick field trip to Mankato. Making friends as an adult is really difficult. Between kids, work, and responsibilities, building friendships outside your immediate bubble often falls to the back burner. That’s why I’m especially proud to have Dr. Ben Kohls as a friend. We’ve worked hard to maintain our friendship as life has twisted and turned—and it’s been so worth it.When 605 first started, we had a Saturday group […]

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10 fastest UK parkrun times on 21st December (2024)

Melissa Courtney and Rowan Miell-Ingram ran the fastest parkrun times in the UK this weekend (21st December). Our weekly parkrun top ten is now sponsored by the Coggiola Endurance Centre, a residential coaching and performance facility in the Italian Alps. Follow on Instagram for more updates in the new future.  At Long Eaton parkrun it […]

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